New Problem with Zen Mi

I finally, got a remote control for my Zen Micro, and I quite enjoy it, even if the clip is too small for it to functionally attach to anything. However, I have started to experience a problem and I want to know if anyone has had or knows how to fix it. Since I have had the remote, when I turn the player off, it continues to run down the battery. I have two batteries and have experienced this problem with both, when before they were fine. Is it a matter of the remote being left connected after I turn the player off? That is the only change I have made since I started experiencing this problem. Tonight, I will unplug the remote and see what happens, but I would still like to hear from others who may have (had) this problem.
Cheers!

This is an often discussed topic, and it isn't clear whether this is an "as designed" behaviour or something else. This is the main thread you'll want to read (a long one!) but also use search to find other threads about this.

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